Table 4.

Correlates of Dentists’ Five A Behaviors – Multivariable analysis^*

Dependent	Independent	OR	95% CI	P value
Ask	Know how to assess	3.0	1.8–5.1	<0.001
Advise	Ask	7.3	3.9–13.9	<0.001
	Feel they have important role	3.0	1.6–5.7	0.001
	Know how to assess	3.1	1.7–5.8	<0.001
	Age	1.06	1.01–1.1	0.026
	<15 years in practice	2.5	1.1–6.0	0.032
Assess	Advise	8.4	1.0–71.4	0.05
	Feel effective intervening	4.8	1.6–14.1	0.004
Assist	Advise	6.0	1.9–19.2	0.003
	Assess	41.6	6.8–255.0	<0.001
	Feel effective	3.2	1.1–8.7	0.027
	Received training	2.8	1.05–7.4	0.041
	Age	0.93	0.9–0.99	0.014
Arrange†	Too few responses

^*Backward logistic regression models.

^†Arrange behavior not reported due to insufficient responses for analyses.